Drafters

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2017 Workforce

154k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$53,324

Average Male Salary

$55,310

Average Female Salary

$45,093

About

Drafters are most often employed by the Architectural, engineering & related services industry. The average yearly wage for Drafters was $53,324 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Drafters are Lehigh County (South, Outside Allentown & Bethlehem Cities)--Emmaus Borough PUMA, PA, Travis County (Northeast)--Pflugerville, Manor Cities & Wells Branch PUMA, TX, and Hennepin County--Minneapolis City (Southwest) PUMA, MN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Drafters are Macomb County (North) PUMA, MI, Travis County (Northeast)--Pflugerville, Manor Cities & Wells Branch PUMA, TX, and Weber County (East)--Ogden (Southeast) & South Ogden Cities PUMA, UT.

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Employment and salary information for the Drafters workforce. Drafters workforce in 2017 was 153,801 people, of which 19.4% were women and 80.6% were men. Drafters are paid most in Alameda County (East)--Livermore & Dublin (East) Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Macomb County (North) PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

123,906

Male Workforce

± 8.64k

29,895

Female Workforce

± 4.24k

The Drafters workforce in 2017 was 153,801 people (19.4% women and 80.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −0.201% between 2014 (154,111) and 2017 (153,801).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Drafters.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($69,083), Maryland ($61,664), and Michigan ($61,454).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$53,324

AVERAGE WAGE

#186 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Drafters earned an average of $53,324, $11,359 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Drafters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.299

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Drafters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.299, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Drafters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Drafters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Drafters and on wages for those in the field. Architectural, engineering & related services is the industry that employs the most Drafters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Drafters, by average wage, is Other transportation equipment manufacturing ($92,407).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

154k

2017 Workforce

± 9,623

1.12%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.77%

This graphic shows the share of Drafters employed by various industries. Architectural, engineering & related services employs the largest share of Drafters at 75.5%, followed by Construction with 17.1% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 7.38%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Drafters in the US. The workforce of Drafters in 2017 was 153,801 people, with 19.4% woman, and 80.6% men. The average age of male Drafters in the workforce is 42.4 and of female Drafters is 41.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Drafters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Drafters in 2017 was 153,801 people, with 19.4% woman, and 80.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (20,125 people), 25 to 29 years (19,074 people), and 50 to 54 years (17,602 people). Among them they concentrated 37% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 11.6% of Drafters workers were Hispanic and 88.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.8%), Puerto Rican (14.2)%, and Cuban (8.06)%

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Races

In 2017, 84.5% of the Drafters workforce were White, of which 18.6% were women and 81.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (6.2%) and Black (4.36%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Drafters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Drafters is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Architecture and Related Services.

Among the necessary skills for Drafters, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Drafters need more than the average amount of Programming.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Drafters in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (11,418 people), Architecture and Related Services (7,739 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (4,449 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Drafters workers were Associates Degree (49,713 people), Some college (45,474 people), and Bachelors Degree (33,737 people).

The graphic shows the Drafters workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Drafters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Drafters need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking.